Coke-working apparatus.



PATENTED JUNE 11, 1901 my. MYERS. I 00KB WORKING APPARATUS,

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QIVENTORI No. 856.980 PATENTEI? JUNE 11, 1907.

' G. F. MYERS.

COKE WORKING APPARATUS.

APPLICIATION FILED JULY 23, 1903.

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WITIIQSIQ {RITE No. 856,986. PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907.

G. F. MYERS.

, COKE WORKING APPARATUS.

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No. 856,980. PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907.

G. P. MYERS. COKE WORKING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JULYZB, 1903.

9 SHEETS-SHEET 5 WITNESSES luvsui'on No. 856,980. PATENTED JUNE 11,1907. G. F. MYERS. COKE WORKING APPARATUS.

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witnesses No. 856,980. PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907 G. P. MYERS.

COKE WORKING APPARATUS.

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INVENTOR WITNESSES No. 856,980. PATENTED JUNE 11. 1907. G. F; MYERS.

COKE WORKING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 23, 1903.

9 SHEETS-SHEET 8 .s i" i GEORGE FRANCIS MYERS, OF eoLUMBUsfoHIo,ASSIGNOR To JOHN b.

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Be itknown that I, Gnoncn FRANCIS MYERS, a citizen of the United States,residng at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Coke-l-Vorkprovementsfor breaking down the coke and withdrawing, the same from the oven.

Figure 1 is a plan view of my invention,

- the oven being partly in horizontal section.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation oflny invention, the oven being partly incross-section. Fig. 3 IS an enlarged planview of the bottom of one ofthe ovens showing the methodof attack upon the coke. Fig. 4 isaperspeetive view of the breaking down tool and the forward end of theinsertible conveyor. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the breaking-down toolconveyor and the breaking down tool. vation of'the above. tion' of 'thesame.

Fig. 6 is a side ele- F 7 is a front eleva- Fig. 8 is a transversesection along the line A-l3 of Fig. 11, the frame cast steel.

work being built up of structural material. Fig. 9 is also a transversesection along the line A.B of Fig. l 1, the frame work being of Fig. 10is a longitudinal section along the line Y in Fig. N. Fig. 11 is a plan"iew of the forward part of the apparatus with part of the top platebroken away. Figs. 12 to 14 are details of the forward end of the sideof the frame work. Figs. 15 and 16 are details of the side guide. Figs.'17 to 1%) tion of the coke remover. details thereof.

eferring to the drawings, 1 is a wedge, built up of the plate if'whiehis fastened to the frame work or channels 6. nels, 6, run to the rear ofthe ma him, and at the forward end have the upper flange 4 bent downwardout here also at an an le, 7, and'the flange bent over the s'ameias sown at S, the plate 1: beingfastened tothi sbcnt-over portion of thethin e. Journaled in said web 6 at 40 is the Figs. .20 to 26 are sha t9, whichcarn'es a pluralitv of sprocket wheels 10, each of them sprocketwheels 10 having a chain, 11, rol l ingover the same. I

MONTCYLAIR, 'NEVV JERSEY. COKE-WORKING APPARAT-b.

Specification of Letters Patent. 7 Application filed July 23,1903. SwillNo. 166,652.

, the channel 6 as more partic arly shown in are, respective]y,a plan,side and end eleva- These ehaiias indicated at 5, the web beingmedian11, 1997.

preferably bring the forward edgesof said chains 11 underneath the plate2, asf'seen' more particularly in Figs. 10 and 1150 that no small piecesof coke can get between the wedge 1 and the chains. A second shaft 2 isjournaled in the up'ri ht sides or guides 1601f 6o" the wed e 1, saidsides-16 beiii refejnabl'y' at some istanccfroin the side 01 e webs bfthe channels 6, ma anoff-set litethe;

said channels. On said shaftj12yarejfastened rollers 15. These rollers,asshown in Fig. 10, lie below the lower end of the-wed -e' 1 sothat thesaid wedge will notstriket e' Fastened to the sides of the wedgelar the'upright sides. or guides 16; these sides 'embrace the wedge 1 and theoff-set ortibn 14 if or space between said pright si es 'l6: ian theback of the wedge 1,-wlueh is'filled in by;

the triangular piece 18, which gmay'ibd level desired. These sides 16may: heused' to' guide the coke onto the conve yer 11 asit broken downby the wedge 1. I

Outside the oven, and preferably attached to the chute 19, are the u riht pieces 20; having bearings 21; throng .t 680 be 180 31 slides the rod22 operated by lneal is'of the handle 2-3; between said guides 20, andattaohed. to the said rod 22, is the'sleeve-24, having fastened to onelpart thereof th scraper which is made flexible at its'lower part 26'.This scraper 25 reciprocates back and forth and is moved over theconveyor chains 1 1 which constitute an endless carrier any materialbeing thereon will be pushed oil' to either side intothe chute below, I'99- l preferably bend upthe upper flange 4, of Fig. 14. 'l histurned-up flange their formal j an anguiar side for the chains 11andfany, material on said con veyer chains will be pre- 9 5 vented from.sliding off therefrom while movs ing out of the oven.

in Fig. 9 is illustrated a modification of the frame-work 6, made of asingle casting 35 instead of channels, and in lieu of a plurality ofsprocket wheel 10 and chains 11 there is shown an cardinal? apronconveyer 3 with two sprocket whee s 50 having short shafts 39 inbearings 41. The Wedge 1 ma be cast solid with the piece 35 if desireiz'105 An electric motor 42 may drive the conveyor chain 11 or 3. Aerank41 is fastened to a pinion 43 which meshes into the rack 44 5. wit

iiveted to the channels 6 or cast integral with f the casting 35, andmoves the wedge 1 into and out of the oven. Another crank 48 is attachedto the worm 45 in bearings 46 cast on the mainframe 29 and meshing intothe worm wheel on the collar- 47 by means of which the 'wedge may bemoved-in the arc of a circle. y manipulating said cranks 41 and 48 thewedge may be guld'ed to any part of the oven floor.

Although the apparatus may be inserted in any manner into the oven, thatis it may .be-made to break down the coke here, there and elsewhere,Without any preconcerted :5 action, yet I prefer to attack the coke; as

more particular? shown in Fig. 3. I first cut the tight then move backthe wedge ,1 and proceed to consecutively cut out the portion B, then C,D, E, and F; then turning to the left I respectively out G,- H, I, J,and K The operation of this apparatus is substantially as follows: Theconveyer being started by the motor 42, it, with the wedge 1','is forcedinto the oven by turnin the crank hits pinion 43 over the rac 44; as itproceeds the wedge 1 will wed e up the coke m'the oven and cause the co0 to slide up over the to of the wed e 1 where it willbe caught by t emoving 0 ains 11 and carried '0 directly tothe rear of the apparatus. As

soon as a piece of coke reaches the outside of'thedoor, the scralperhead is rnoveds' ythe rod 22 and will across the chains-11 pushthecokeoff the conveyer into the chute 5 19 whence it will fall into theconveyer and be carried away. The crank 41 now being'reversedtheconveyer will be .pulled out'of the oven. This process may he repeateduntil all the coke is withdrawn from 0 the oven. On account of the off-st portion -14, that is because the wedge 1 is wider than I the conveyor(see'l ige. 1 and 5) the wedge will be able to get into the corners ofthe oven.

5 1 I do not limit myself to the constructionas shown, nor to theworking of the feed mechanism by hand as power may be applied ifdesired. Also the same motive power that drives the conveyor 11 may be50 used to feed the same. Other means their the reciprocating scraperhead 25 may be used to remove the coke from the conveyor. Havingdescribed my invention, 1 claim:

1. Apparatus for breaking down and withdrawing coke from a coke oven,comrisin" a' wed e ada ted to wed c u) the P b h i "coke, an endlesscarrier rcceivin g the wcdgoi lup fcoke from the wedge and convoyingit-.from the oven, and means for pIOjGCtlIIg the 'Wedge"and carrier intothe oven.

w 2. Apparatus for breaking down and withdrawing coke from a coke oven,comprising a frame carrying at its forward end a'ri'gid wedge, andcarrying a conveyor at 55 the rear of said wedge, and means for pro- Q Iaaaaae jccting thewedge and conveyer into the oven.

3. Apparatus for breaking down and withdrawing-coke from a coke oven,comprising a wedge adapted to wedge up the coke, a conveyor receivingthe wedged-up coke from 'the wedge, means for projecting the wedge and.conveyer' into the oven, and' right side guides for directing thefalling coke.

upon the conveyor, said side'guidesalso ex-' tending rearwardly alongopposite sides of the conveyer, and means for projecting the conveyorandwedge into the oven. 6. 1n apparatus for breaking down andwithdrawing coke from a coke oven, the combination with a receivingconveyer, oi' a wedge located in front'of and of greaterv .width thanthe conveyor, upright side guides:

having an inward curve at the junction of the wedge and eonvcyer, floorplates filling in the spaces betweensaid curves andthe' side edges ofthe conveyor, andmoans for means for swinging the wedge andconveyerro'cctin" the conve 'er and wed e into the oven.

7. in apparatus for breaking down and withdrawing coke from a coke oven,21. conw'cyer, means fpr projecting said conveyor 1 into an oven, and arigid wedge attached to the side framohol' the-conveyor, said sideframesbeing cut glown at their forward edgesshape of the wedge. 8. Inapparatils for breaking down andto conform to tl withdrawing coke from acolic oven, the combinat on with a conveyor, means for m' sorting saidconveyerinto the oven, sa1dconj vcyer being'adaptod to carry (-Ulil!from the inside of the oven to the outside thereof, and means fordischarging the coke laterally from the conveyor before reaches thelar-. thor end of the conveyor. A

S). in apparatus for breaking down and nithdrawing coke from a'cokeoven, the

combination with a conveyor, means for in sorting said convcyclnintolhcovon, said conveyor being adapted to carry coke from the inside ofthe oven to the outside thereof, and means for' discharging the cokelaterally -l'rom the conveyor before it rcach( s the farlocated outsideof the oven.

10. in apparatus ior brlniking down and mthdrawmg (JUliG from a cokeoven, the

thcr end of the conveyor, said means being sewee M combination with aconveyer, means for incombination with a wedge adapted to Wedge sortingsaid conveyer into the oven, seid con-- up the coke, of an endlesscarrier consisting veyer being adapted to cerrycoke fronrthe l of aplurality of chains arranged in longiinside of the oven to the outsidethereof, and tudinel pareileh'sm and adapted to receive means fordischarging the coke laterally the coke wedged up by the Wedge, andmeans from the conveyer before it reaches the ferfor projecting theWedge and chains intc h ther end of the conveyer, said means being oven.loczited outside of the oven and; consisting of a, scraper arranged; toreciprocate trans versely of said conveyor.

11. 111 apparatus for breaking down and Withdrawing coke front a, cokeoven, the

eeoeee mhmets MYERS.

In the presence of 55. B. MILLER, J. C. MARTIN.

